Riọku Anyān

"...I do adore her. I love her and want to protect her. If she's in pain, I want to make whatever's hurting her go away. It's probably never occurred to you... but there exists a kind of love...that dangerously close to hate."

Riọku Anyān is the deity of time, inevitability and fate. For the beginning of the story, he is pretending to be a mortal who has been friends with Mātiika since they were children.

He was later revealed to be one of the most powerful deities after Māsuku, which meant that mortals, as well as the other deities, respected him and paid homage.

Appearance
Riọku has long, black hair which he parts to the right and ties up. His eyes are a reddish-brown colour and while his usual expression is a frown he can be seen wearing a gentle smile around Mātiika.

Personality
Riọku has a serious, formal character, not being one for jokes or trivial conversation. Though when alone with Mātiika, his personality changes between being cold and distant or gentle and caring.

Besides knowing this, not much else can be said for certain about him, as he is one of the most mysterious characters, having a number of secrets involving Mātiika that no one else knows, she having forgotten him with her reincarnation.

Etymology

 * 「 Ri 」comes from «日» meaning "sun."
 * 「 ọku 」 means "flame, fire" in Igbo.

Quotes

 * "I want the moon, up there. But...she will always be unreachable..."